Scratching post



June 25, 1935. D. D. YoDER 7 SCRATCHING POST Filed Jan. 29, 1954 INVENTOR DAN/1:1, D Yan /Q ATTORNEY Patented June 25, 1935 UNITED STATES" SCRATCHING Pos'r,

Daniel D. Yoder, Seattle, Wash.

Application January 29,

3 Claims.

This invention relates to scratching posts and has for its object to provide a device of that character suitable as an article of furniture and designed especially for use by domestic animals,

5 such as cats or other house pets, on which they ment houses or city dwellings will endeavor to exercise and trim their claws by scratching on furniture, rugs or other articles which willprovide the necessary traction. This is not only i n-I jurious to the furnishings and furniture but also is unsatisfactory to the cat. 1

In view of the above it has been the object of' the present invention to provide a scratching post of an attractive and ornamental character and containing a substance such as'catnipor other substance having an odor attractive to cats,- so

that they will be enticed thereto and will confine their scratching operations to the one object; the post being covered with a material into which they can sink their claws to afiord the necessary traction for exercising the leg and toe muscles and for breaking or wearing off their claws in the manner to which they are accustomed if permitted to run freely out of doors.

It is also an object of the invention to provide a. post of the above kind having a covering imaterial that is easily and readily removable permitting it to be replaced when it becomes worn. I p

Other objects reside in the details of'cons'truction and combination of parts, as will hereinafter be fully described. l 3 i In accomplishing these objects of the,

structio'n, the preferred forms ofiwhicnar us trated in the accompanying drawing-lwherem- Fig. l is a perspective view; illustrating;

bodied by the presentginventionq. H v

Fig. 2 is a perspective view'of the parts of the post in disassembled relationship.

Fig. 3 is a horizontal,-crossfsectional view of; the post, particularly illustrating' -thepockets in the post for the catnip and'mannerof applying the fabric about-the post. I 1 1 Referring more in "detail gm the drawing-e.- In the preferred formof 'consti-uction', the :de-'

vice comprises a flatba'se macaw-t which a serve asa'n ornamental piece of furniture.

7 exercise and for dulling-their claws. -tion, I have provided the-improved-detailsof on-l,

g in its details of construction and design-without construction and use of a scratching post em 1934-, Serial 708,771

post 2 is vertically mounted. The base block in a practical form is approximately twelve inches square and the post is approximately three and one-half inches square in cross section and two feet long. However, it is to be understood that 5 these dimensions may be varied as desired without departing from the spirit of the invention.

The post is fixedly supported upon the base by means best illustrated in Fig. 2, comprising a dowel pin 3 that is fitted in the base of the post with an end extended therefrom and designed to be fitted within an opening 4 centrally of the base member I. It is understood, however, thatvarious. other means might be employed for mounting the post with satisfactory results.

In three side surfaces of the post are pockets 5, as seen best in Fig. 3, containing packs 6 of the foliage of catnip or any other suitable material having an odor that will. be attractive to cats. These packs are of cloth and are secured in the pockets by tacks 1 driven through their ends to, hold them securely within the pockets. Extending the length of the post along one side isa groove 8 and wrapped about the post from end to end and over the top is a fabric covering 9, preferably this would be a piece of carpeting material which has its ends located in the groove 8 and held securely therein by the application of a thin wooden strip wedged into the groove between the ends of the coveringstrip. Tacks I I may be applied if needed to hold the carpet in place at upper and lower ends of thepost. I With the device so constructed, it may be conveniently moved about the home to any suitablev place and will, byreason of its appearance, Cats will be attracted by the odor given off by the catrTi'p packs and will scratch on the fabric covering for When the ,fabric becomes worn it'may be removed by withdrawing the strip l0 and the tacks ll and'may be easily and readily replaced by a new piece.

departing from the spirit of the invention. For 'instance, it may be round or hexagonal or various other forms. I 1

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new therein and desire to secure by Letters Patent is-' 1. A device of the character described compris- .ing a base and a standard fixed thereon having a fabric covering, and containers beneath the "fabric covering for a substance attractive to cats. 2. A device of the character described comprising a base; a standard on the base having pockets formed therein containing a substance having an odor attractive to cats, and a fabric covering on the standard.

3. A device of the character described comprising a base, a standard erected thereon; said standard having -a key slot longitudinally thereof,

and having pockets in some of its side walls, means in said pockets enclosing substance having an odor attractive to cats, and a fabric strip covering said standard and having its ends disposed in said key slot and a key applied to said slot to hold the 5 strip in place.

DANIEL D. YODER. 

